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Chapter 6 Answer Key

The document is an answer key for Grade 8 online grammar exercises, covering various lessons and exercises. It includes sample answers for multiple exercises related to sentence structure, grammar usage, and writing prompts. The content is structured by lesson and exercise number, providing a comprehensive guide for students' practice.

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Grammar for Writing

Grade 8 Online Practice Answer Key

Chapter 6
Lesson 6.1, Exercise 1
Sentences may vary. Sample answers are shown.
1. F James Marshall discovered gold flakes near Sutter’s Mill.
2. F Cities rapidly sprang up when thousands of prospectors began pouring into California.
3. F Immigrants came from the East, the South, China, England, and Mexico.
4. S
5. F Hardly any women lived in the mining camps.

Lesson 6.1, Exercise 2


1. IM . 2. IN ? 3. D . 4. D .
5. D . (or E with an exclamation point)
6. D . 7. IN ?
8. E ! (or D with a period)
9. IM . 10. IN ?

Lesson 6.2, Exercise 1


1. region |lies 3. Pole |range 5. directions| face
2. scientists |recorded 4. area |is

Lesson 6.2, Exercise 2


1. weight, has pushed 5. continent, doubles 9. animals, can survive
2. majority, are… buried 6. thickness, varies 10. Thousands, visit
3. peaks, are called 7. Antarctica, is turned,
4. percentage, is frozen lies
8. ocean, is filled

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Writing

Lesson 6.3, Exercise 1


1. birthplace 5. you 9. two
2. women 6. graduation 10. crowd
3. Keller 7. Keller
4. Keller 8. Chris

Lesson 6.3, Exercise 2


Answers will vary. Sample answers are shown.
1. This award-winning drama has three acts.
2. In the first scene, three adults are around Helen Keller’s crib.
3. Information about William Gibson, the playwright, is here.
4. You showed me a copy of the original script.
5. Patty Duke did play the part of young Helen in the 1962 movie version.

Lesson 6.4, Exercise 1


1. spins, has 4. will fly, provide
2. Mercury, Mars, has, rotates 5. N
3. Uranus, Neptune

Lesson 6.4, Exercise 2


Answers will vary. Sample answer is shown.
Do you or your friends know the differences between comets and meteors?
Rocks, ice, and dust are ingredients of both. However, comets are usually
larger than meteors. Comets move slowly, follow orbits, and remain
far away from the earth. In contrast, most meteors do not follow a regular
orbit. They enter our planet’s atmosphere, move quickly, and last only a few
seconds.

Lesson 6.5, Exercise 1


1. IO 2. DO 3. N 4. DO 5. IO

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Lesson 6.5, Exercise 2


1. statuary 4. archaeologists, engineers, tourists
2. figures, ancestors, chiefs 5. statues, themselves
3. us photos

Lesson 6.5, Exercise 3


Answers will vary. Sample answers are shown.
1. Last year, I made my dad a birdhouse for Father’s Day.
2. It took me about four weeks to do everything.
3. My uncle gave me the wood and loaned me his tools.
4. I used scraps of wood and paint from our basement.
5. My parents hung the birdhouse on the maple tree by the driveway.

Lesson 6.6, Exercise 1


1. movie
2. interesting, realistic 6. smart 11. unfriendly
3. Angela Bassett 7. N 12. intense
4. she, Laurence 8. interested 13. inspiring, entertaining
Fishburne
9. N 14. N
5. bored, unhappy
10. excited 15. excellent

Lesson 6.6, Exercise 2


Answers will vary. Sample answer is shown.
Whale Rider is a movie that almost everyone can enjoy. It is the story of Pai, a New
Zealand girl, and her grandfather. Pai feels frustrated when she cannot become the chief of her
village. When Pai manages to save a group of beached whales, her grandfather finally
becomes confident in her abilities. The photography in this film is beautiful, and the
characters are unforgettable.

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